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Anonymous Posted 9 years ago
Grammar
Noun phrase
“The police measures for recording hate crime and how it is categorised have only recently become more sophisticated, so we’re not really able to say whether things are actually getting worse or better,” he said. “Historically, it’s been an area where we haven’t really invested much.” (The Guardian.)
Is "The police measures for recording hate crime and how it is categorised" a noun phrase in the above?
Is "The police measures for recording hate crime and how it is categorised" a noun phrase in the above?
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Anonymous Is "The police measures {for [recording hate crime] and [how it is categorised]}" a noun phrase in the above? Though it is somewhat ill-formed in its details, I would call it a noun phrase. That coordination of a gerund phrase with an interrogative clause is certainly novel.
- Anonymous Is "The police measures {for [recording hate crime] and [how it is categorised]}" a noun phrase in the above?
- Though it is somewhat ill-formed in its details, I would call it a noun phrase.
- That coordination of a gerund phrase with an interrogative clause is certainly novel.
- I think they were aiming for "recording and categorising hate crimes" and missed the mark.
- CJ
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AnonymousIs "The police measures {for [recording hate crime] and [how it is categorised]}" a noun phrase in the above?Though it is somewhat ill-formed in its details, I would call it a noun phrase. That coordination of a gerund phrase with an interrogative clause is certainly novel.
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CalifJimI think they were aiming for "recording and categorising hate crimes" and missed the mark.That's exactly what baffled me. Thank you for the reply.
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